Name: Gluck: Alceste
Released: 2021-02-05
Cast: Charles Castronovo, Dorothea Röschmann, Michael Nagy, Manuel Günther, Sean Michael Plumb

Question 1

What is Gluck: Alceste about?

Accepted Answer

The Belgian dancer and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui interprets Glucks late Baroque opera Alceste as an impressive symbiosis between dance and music. The opera can be experienced here in all its existential power. (SZ) It is here performed in the revised Paris version from 1776 where Gluck has revalued especially the ballet music. Cherkaoui director of the Royal Ballet of Flanders has worked with top artists across disciplines like superstar Beyoncé. The superb dancers of the Belgian Compagnie Eastman, Antwerp perform Glucks score physically, creating a fine and stringent aesthetics of beautiful images (Opernwelt). Dorothea Röschmann with her inimitable charisma (Financial Times) and Charles Castronovo deliver a brilliant performance in the roles of the self-sacrificing royal couple. Musically impressive.

Question 2

Who appears in Gluck: Alceste?

Accepted Answer

Charles Castronovo, Dorothea Röschmann, Michael Nagy, Manuel Günther, Sean Michael Plumb appear in Gluck: Alceste.

Question 3

What genre is Gluck: Alceste?

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See genre info on the title page.

Question 4

How long is Gluck: Alceste?

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Gluck: Alceste has a runtime of 135 minutes.

Question 5

What year was Gluck: Alceste released?

Accepted Answer

Gluck: Alceste was released in 2021.